Disability in America:

Toward a National Agenda for Prevention

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Size: 376 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Andrew M. Pope and Alvin R. Tarlov, Editors; Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities, Institute of Medicine
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Disability in America presents a five-prong strategy for reducing the incidence and prevalence of disability as well as its personal, social, and economic consequences. Although the preferred goal is to avoid potentially disabling conditions, the authoring committee focuses on the ...
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". . . a valuable and thought-provoking guide in assisting people with disabilities and those at risk of becoming disabled. For those involved in developing public health policy, this book is required reading." --New England Journal of Medicine
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-31	(skim)
1 Introduction	32-40	(skim)
2 Magnitude and Dimensions of Disability in the United States	41-75	(skim)
3 A Model for Disability and Disability Prevention	76-108	(skim)
4 Prevention of Developmental Disabilities	109-146	(skim)
5 Prevention of Injury-Related Disability	147-183	(skim)
6 Prevention of Disability Associated with Chronic Diseases and Aging	184-213	(skim)
7 Prevention of Secondary Conditions	214-241	(skim)
8 A Comperhensive Approach to Disability Prevention: Obstacles and Opportunities	242-266	(skim)
9 Recommendations	267-287	(skim)
References	288-306	(skim)
Appendix A: Disability Concepts Revisited: Implications for Prevention	307-327	(skim)
Appendix B: Dissent and Response	328-339	(skim)
Appendix C: Committee Biographies	340-350	(skim)
Index	351-362	(skim)

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Disability in America presents a five-prong strategy for reducing the incidence and prevalence of disability as well as its personal, social, and economic consequences. Although the preferred goal is to avoid potentially disabling conditions, the authoring committee focuses on the need to prevent or reverse the progression that leads to disability and reduced quality of life in persons with potentially disabling conditions.
Calling for a coherent national program to focus on prevention, the committee sets forth specific recommendations for federal agencies, state and local programs, and the private sector. This comprehensive agenda addresses the need for improved methods for collecting disability data, specific research questions, directions for university training, reform in insurance coverage, prenatal care, vocational training, and a host of other arenas for action.

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". . . a valuable and thought-provoking guide in assisting people with disabilities and those at risk of becoming disabled. For those involved in developing public health policy, this book is required reading." --New England Journal of Medicine

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